At 8 yrs old, Nina was turned into Anti-Cruelty on LaSalle because her owner became too ill to care for her and no family or friends wanted her. When I saw Nina there it was obvious that she was in bad shape. She had lost most of her hair and she had multiple warts from her head to her tail. When Dotty brought her out of her kennel I could see that her backend was smeared with diarrhea. A closer look revealed some of the warts were oozing and bleeding. Obviously this was not a dog that would be put up for adoption. Knowing her fate and looking into those pleading eyes was more than I could take, so I brought Nina home. I let her settle in for a few days, got the diarrhea under control, and then got her in to the vet for an exam. A blood test revealed an underactive thyroid which explained the hairloss. Her warts were examined, and I was told they could be removed if they bothered her. That was in May of last year. Since then she has been on thyroid medication, but her hair is still very sparse. She had 12 warts removed which left more little hairless patches where they were. I’ve had her on Petfinder the whole time, but no one has yet inquired about adopting her.
When I heard about the Extreme Makeover contest, I was excited about getting Nina entered. This was her chance to get what she's been missing in life: grooming, quality dog food, holistic vet check, new toys, etc. And, if she won, maybe all the extra exposure would help in finding her a home of her own.
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